vs Grandidier's Trident Bat

Diplotomma pharcidium compared with Paratriaenops auritus

Key Differences

• is Endangered while Grandidier's Trident Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Grandidier's Trident Bat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caliciaceae	Rhinonycteridae
Genus	Diplotomma	Paratriaenops
Species	Diplotomma pharcidium	Paratriaenops auritus

Conservation Status

EN — Endangered

Grandidier's Trident Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Grandidier's Trident Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Grandidier's Trident Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diplotomma pharcidium is a crustose lichen with a greyish thallus bearing dark, lecideine apothecia on calcareous bark and rock. It inhabits old calcareous rock faces and weathered limestone in temperate European environments. This lichen is sensitive to air pollution and is found primarily in areas with low nitrogen deposition.